what i did on my weekend with christi

well, it's been a while since my last entry. that is because my life has been full of excitement...really.

first off, my friend christi came to visit us. we did the following things...

time out for women (toronto)

which included photos with as many speakers/presenters as deemed necessary by christi.

a visit to the cn tower (toronto)

including a fantastic/fancy dinner at the revolving restaurant! it was beautiful!

a trip to the church sites in palmyra

hill cumorah, joseph smith homes, sacred grove, granden building (where book of mormon was first printed), the bookstore next door (with a surprise siting of hilary weeks!!! christi was practically speechless), and the peter whitmer farm (where the church was organized).

it was a fun filled day, especially the part where afton refused to walk any further and then groaned (with each footstep) all the way out of the sacred grove. i'm not exaggerating.

also a trip to the famous niagara falls

however, the mist was soooo thick and it covered most of the horseshoe falls, so we could only see the sides. i kept apologizing for the fall's behavior, but really, what could i do?

ella has fallen head over heals for "your friend, christi". it's possible she likes christi more than me.

we had a great time and i loved having christi at our house. the girls loved her and she was so great with them...very patient.

i think it's so great that we have been friends for so many years. we have known each other since 1992. christi has always kept me in stitches, yet she has always been very focused and determined. even in college, she came with a plan. she knew where she wanted her videos in the apartment, she knew what kind of music she wanted to listen to, she knew what time she needed to go to bed, she even knew the right classes to take that would get her where she wanted to go in life.

christi is a person who helps others. i remember a particularly trying time in my first year at ricks college. christi saw my pain and did her best to help me. the love that i've felt from her has helped me many times. she's an amazing person and i love her guts. thanks for coming to visit us, christi.